Estevan

If you were on the fence about grabbing a fishing license in 2025, perhaps the recent ‘Free Fishing Weekend’ changed your mind. Having had a taste of what Saskatchewan’s fishing is like, those looking to continue their angling adventures this year should be aware that licenses expire this year on March 31st as the current season comes to a close. 

Fisheries Biologist, Mitchell Thorarinson, says that it is rather simple to acquire a license of your own, and they can be purchased both online and in-person. 

After extreme cold has buffeted the southeast we'll see a return to very unseasonable warmth over the next few days.

Conditions will still be cold on Wednesday, and potentially record-breaking, but after that we're likely to see a warming system move in.

The Big Six Hockey League saw its second-round kick-off last night when the Oxbow Huskies played the Redvers Rockets in the first game of the series.

The Rockets pulled out a win to get ahead in the series, but that wasn't without contention as the Huskies competed with them with the final score being 5-3.

Rae Wright, the manager for the Oxbow Huskies, says it was a tough matchup.

They keep it all in the family at Dean & Daughters’ Repair Shop in Estevan. Only, “family” to the owners and employees at this friendly local business includes most of southeast Saskatchewan – and whoever happens to be passing through and requires a bit of help.

I managed to get out for a short cruise over the Family Day Long Weekend. I found this rather busy porcupine perched out on a very small branch; I was surprised it withstood its weight. After several minutes of photographing it, the decision was made to make its way back towards the tree trunk. It slowly made its way back with several little hick-ups along the way. I was expecting it to fall to the ground, not a chance. It almost looked over its shoulder as if to laugh at me and make a point. 

Estevan has seen a harsh weekend as the last of the extreme cold warning will see the area set a few cold weather records.

With temperatures being reported at -39 today and wind chill bumping that even higher, the whole southeast is getting absolutely battered.

Even on the world stage, Estevan is seeing a lot of cold weather, with it listed among the top coldest places on Earth according to a report from Weather Now.

Canada's annual inflation rate ticked back up in January to 1.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. 

Prices got a full month-long effect of the federal government’s tax break but a spike in gas prices to start the year offset the government’s relief, with underlying inflation accelerating.

The agency reported prices at the pump jumped 8.6 per cent year-over-year, in large part because of a 25.9 per cent spike in Manitoba, with the province reintroducing its provincial gas tax after a temporary suspension through 2024.

At the latest Board of Police Commissioners meeting, the Estevan Police Service Presented some of their statistics for activity in January.

Their Crime Statistics Report covered a number of areas, including crimes against persons, crimes against property, and more.

EPS Chief Jamie Blunden talks about some areas that saw improvements.

More than a dozen people were injured but no one died when a Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed and flipped over on the tarmac at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon.

Paramedics said out of 80 people aboard Delta Air Lines flight 4819, at least three people, including a child, were sent to hospital with critical but non-life-threatening injuries. Others were reported to have minor injuries. 

A legal challenge to the results of the mayoral election in Stoughton was dismissed by the Court of King’s Bench in Weyburn last week. In a written decision issued Thursday, Justice J. Morris dismissed the case due to not being filed by the deadline set out in the Local Government Elections Act. However, he did take the time to examine the merits of the case, and found the alleged irregularities in the case, even if proven, would have been within the scope of what are considered permissible errors by the Local Government Elections Act.